We will be sending up-to-date info from Friends of The School,
through emails from your class rep, Facebook and in the School Newsletter!
LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE and join our FACEBOOK COMMUNITY GROUP too!
Thanks so much for your support!
through emails from your class rep, Facebook and in the School Newsletter!
LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE and join our FACEBOOK COMMUNITY GROUP too!
Thanks so much for your support!
SORRY ALL 2018 FIREWOOD ORDERS ARE NOW CLOSED TO ALLOW THE WOOD TO DRY, WATCH THIS SPACE FOR 2019!
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Why not grab your firewood from us this year?
ALL PROCEEDS GO BACK TO THE SCHOOL! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURCHASE (Orders will need to be placed and paid for ahead of delivery days, we will not be dealing with cash on the day thanks).
or call Jace Steele on 021 331 733 with the following details:
PLEASE MAKE PAYMENT IN ADVANCE WITH YOUR FULL NAME AS REFERENCE TO: The PFA 12-3059-0341655-00 *We will also be using a metre squared bottomless frame (right), to accurately measure out each 1m2 so to avoid any concerns of miss measures like what can happen easily with firewood suppliers. Wood is currently wet-weathered but dry. |
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Playground Overhaul!
As many of you will have already noticed, our oldest and most popular playground has been fenced due to some broken boards. We know this has come as a disappointment to the kids and from the sounds of it many of you parents too, but fear not the FOTS have a plan...
To fully replace the play ground with something similar comes with a price tag in the tens of thousands of dollars so we have decided that after 25 years it deserves a birthday and not retirement.
In order to save some money and in the sprit of working together, we have decided that the Friends of the School will come together in a series of Working Bees to undertake an overhaul. Mitre 10 MEGA Albany have come to our rescue too and are helping us by sponsoring materials towards this! This is fantastic news and we're so grateful for their donations!
Work we will be undertaking will be,
- strip back bark and assess all posts for replacement of any with signs of rot
- water blast clean all posts
- replace all platform frames and decking
- removal, repair or replace any damaged steel work
- sand and paint all steel work and refit
- disassembly climbing net and reassembly with protective
- paint/tint all woodwork
The Playground is currently fit for use (yay!) but we will be looking at finishing off the painting / tinting of wood plus the other unfinished items on the list above, when the weather gets better, so watch this space!
If you have any concerns or other questions about this please just ask. We thank you all for your on going support.
Jace
EZ Covers Helping Our School!
Order your EZ Covers for your child's books this year to keep them looking snazzy and protected all year round. FREE delivery for any orders over $60 too!
And for every cover sold, EZ Cover will donate 5c per cover to our school. It might seem like a small amount but it all adds up! Just make sure you select Coatesville School during the checkout process so we can receive the rebate!
Take a look here: https://www.ezcovers.com/nz/
Order your EZ Covers for your child's books this year to keep them looking snazzy and protected all year round. FREE delivery for any orders over $60 too!
And for every cover sold, EZ Cover will donate 5c per cover to our school. It might seem like a small amount but it all adds up! Just make sure you select Coatesville School during the checkout process so we can receive the rebate!
Take a look here: https://www.ezcovers.com/nz/
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Have you got your Coatesville Centennial Merchandise?
Keen to order some of our gorgeous 'limited edition' centennial merchandise? They really are lovely check out how to order here: http://www.coatesville.school.nz/lat…/centennial-merchandise |
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Morning Tea for Friends of The School!
Next date to be announced.
We meet just after assembly (approx 9.30am start),
in the Staff Room. Thanks to everyone that came along last time, it was fab to see you.
Our next morning tea catch up, is coming up soon and we would LOVE to see you! The primary aim of our morning teas are to meet other school parents over a hot cuppa and yummy delights. All are welcome, whether you are a newcomer to the school or not.
See you there!
Next date to be announced.
We meet just after assembly (approx 9.30am start),
in the Staff Room. Thanks to everyone that came along last time, it was fab to see you.
Our next morning tea catch up, is coming up soon and we would LOVE to see you! The primary aim of our morning teas are to meet other school parents over a hot cuppa and yummy delights. All are welcome, whether you are a newcomer to the school or not.
See you there!
Big Shout Out for more people!
Come join in the fun with us at the Friends of The School (FOTS!), it's really a fab way to get to know more people and be involved in our awesome school. Whether you can offer a little or a lot, we'd love to have you involved. Most of us have other work commitments and we all know the time involved in leading busy family lives too, so whatever you can offer, we would really appreciate it. We've had a few people leaving, so pretty keen to get a good team together for this year. Whether you help us out on a sausage sizzle, school disco or after school cafe, if you can just help out for a small period of time then that's fine, there is no obligation to join either but most of us find, once we're involved it's really easy to manage and heaps of fun too. So, come along to one of our forthcoming meetings and see what it's all about. Look forward to seeing you at some of our catch ups soon! About Us
Our Friends of The School (FOTS!) is a very successful parent group who fundraise and run a number of excellent events within our school. As a result of their considerable efforts they provide excitement for the school community and raise significant funds annually. But this includes YOU! as we're all mums and dads with kids at the school! We'd love to see you at one of our catch ups! Here are some of the ways you can help:
KEY DATES FOR 2018We catch up on the 1st Wednesday evening of the month at 7pm in the school staff room but this can change from time to time. We're also looking at doing a quick catch up after assembly on that following Friday for those that can't make evening meetings.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
Key positions (but EVERYONE is a Friend of The School!):
Jason Steele (FOTS Chair) 021 331733 Julie Wall (FOTS Deputy Chair and Ag Day Chair) 021 410 244 Roslyn Sentch (Secretary) Anna Atkinson (Treasurer) Melissa Blignault (Teacher Rep) Heather Seel (Sponsorship & Grants) hseel@coatesville.school.nz 021 664749 Alanah Dando (Class Rep Comms) Nicki Gibson (Online Comms) Anneke Bodde (Media Relations) If you are interested in helping out with events during the year but cannot make the meetings please contact your class representative. For Info: Our Bank Account 12-3059-0341655-00 |